Famous people born in 1963

The best-known people born in 1963, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.

Best known

Rafael Correa
President of Ecuador (2007 - 2017) y Prófugo de la Justicia
April 6
Photo: Wilfredor, CC0
Johnny Depp
American actor (born 1963)
June 9
Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brad Pitt
American actor (born 1963)
December 18
Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
February 17
Photo: DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen, Public domain
Whitney Houston
American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012)
August 9 · d. 2012
Photo: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Public domain
Quentin Tarantino
American filmmaker and actor (born 1963)
March 27
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Jet Li
Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor
April 26
Photo: Mark_Zuckerberg,_founder_Facebook,_and_Jet_Li.jpg : Robert Scoble derivative work: Teemeah, CC BY 2.0
Garry Kasparov
Russian chess grandmaster and activist
April 13
Photo: Lukasz Kobus, CC BY 4.0
Viktor Orbán
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–2026) (born 1963)
May 31
Photo: The White House, Public domain
José Mourinho
Portuguese association football manager and former player
January 26
Photo: Zafer, CC BY 4.0
George Michael
English singer (1963–2016)
June 25 · d. 2016
Photo: University of Houston Digital Library, Public domain
Mohammed VI of Morocco
king of Morocco since 1999
August 21
Photo: UN Climate Change, CC BY 2.0
James Hetfield
American guitarist and singer
August 3
Photo: Kreepin Deth, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mike Myers
Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker
May 25
Photo: DoD News, CC BY 2.0
Anthony Albanese
31st prime minister of Australia
March 2
Photo: Australian Government, CC BY 4.0
Lisa Kudrow
American actress (born 1963)
July 30
Photo: Lan Bui, CC BY-SA 2.0
Steven Soderbergh
American filmmaker (born 1963)
January 14
Photo: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0
Borut Pahor
Slovenian Politician, former Prime Minister and President, born 1963
November 2
Photo: Nebojša Tejić, Public domain
Rumen Radev
Prime Minister of Bulgaria since 2026
June 18
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY 4.0
Mike Pompeo
American politician, United States Secretary of State
December 30
Photo: United States Department of State, Public domain
Sridevi
Indian actress (1963–2018)
August 13 · d. 2018
Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0
Maria Ressa
Filipino journalist
October 2
Photo: Jaramo81, CC BY 4.0
Helen Hunt
American actress
June 15
Photo: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0
Geert Wilders
Dutch politician (born 1963)
September 6
Photo: Vox España, CC0
Yair Lapid
Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Former Prime Minister of Israel in 2022 and Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party
November 5
Photo: Avi Ohayon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lars Ulrich
Danish musician
December 26
Photo: Library of Congress Life, CC0
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Mexican film director
August 15
Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0
May-Britt Moser
Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist
January 4
Photo: NTNU Trondheim, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Russian businessman, philanthropist and former oligarch
June 26
Photo: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0
Letsie III of Lesotho
King of Lesotho since 1996
July 17
Photo: IAEA Imagebank, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Month by month

January

January 4 · Till Lindemann, German singer (born 1963)
January 7 · Rand Paul, United States Senator from Kentucky since 2011
January 7 · Christian Louboutin, French fashion designer (born 1964)
January 16 · Simon Johnson, British-American economist (born 1963)
January 19 · John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1963)
January 21 · Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player

February

February 2 · Andrej Kiska, 4th President of Slovakia
February 9 · Brian Greene, American physicist
February 17 · Larry the Cable Guy, American stand-up comedian (born 1963)
February 17 · Jensen Huang, American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
February 19 · Seal, British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
February 20 · Charles Barkley, American basketball player (born 1963)

March

March 10 · Rick Rubin, American music producer (born 1963)
March 18 · Vanessa Williams, American actress, singer and former Miss America (born 1963)
March 20 · David Thewlis, British actor
March 21 · Ronald Koeman, Dutch football coach and former football player (born 1963)
March 22 · Martín Vizcarra, President of Peru from 2018 to 2020
March 30 · Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mongolian politician

April

April 3 · Stevo Pendarovski, President of North Macedonia from 2019 to 2024
April 4 · Graham Norton, Irish comedian, actor and television host
April 10 · Doris Leuthard, lawyer, politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (2006-2018)
April 15 · Beata Szydło, Polish politician, former Prime Minister of Poland, member of European Parliament
April 18 · Conan O'Brien, American television show host and comedian
April 25 · David Moyes, Scottish association football manager

May

May 7 · Darigha Nazarbaeva, Kazakhstani politician, former Chairwoman of the Senate of Kazakhstan
May 10 · Ziad Tlemçani, Tunisian association football player
May 11 · Natasha Richardson, British actress (1963–2009)
May 24 · Michael Chabon, American novelist, short story writer, essayist
May 30 · Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iranian lawyer and human right activist
May 30 · Helen Sharman, British chemist who became the first Briton in space

June

June 2 · Bernard Cazeneuve, French prime minister
June 6 · Jason Isaacs, British actor (born 1963)
June 13 · Félix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
June 17 · Greg Kinnear, American actor
June 23 · Liu Cixin, Chinese science fiction writer
June 25 · Yann Martel, Canadian writer

July

July 5 · Edie Falco, American actress
July 15 · Brigitte Nielsen, Danish actress, model and singer
July 17 · Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper (1963–2019)
July 22 · Emilio Butragueño, Spanish footballer
July 24 · Karl Malone, American basketball player (born 1963)
July 27 · Donnie Yen, Hong Kong actor, film director and martial artist (born 1963)

August

August 1 · Coolio, American rapper (1963–2022)
August 5 · Mark Strong, British actor (born 1963)
August 6 · Kevin Mitnick, American hacker (1963–2023)
August 10 · Phoolan Devi, Indian bandit, politician (1963-2001)
August 14 · Emmanuelle Béart, French film actress
August 22 · Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter (born 1963)

September

September 2 · Stanislav Cherchesov, Russian association football player and manager
September 6 · Ivan Hašek, Czech association football player and manager
September 9 · Roberto Donadoni, Italian association football player and manager
September 19 · David Seaman, English footballer and manager (born 1963)
September 28 · Luis Arce, Bolivian politician and president of Bolivia from 2020 to 2025
September 29 · Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder and political leader of the Afghan Taliban

October

October 6 · Elisabeth Shue, American actress
October 20 · Julie Payette, 29th governor general of Canada, former CSA Astronaut (born 1963)
October 27 · Marla Maples, American actress and TV personality (born 1963)
October 28 · Eros Ramazzotti, Italian musician (born 1963)
October 31 · Dunga, Brazilian association football player and manager (born 1963)
October 31 · Rob Schneider, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter

November

November 1 · Mark Hughes, Welsh football manager
November 5 · Jean-Pierre Papin, French football manager
November 5 · Tatum O'Neal, American actress (born 1963)
November 18 · Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer (born 1963)
November 20 · Ming-Na Wen, American actress and model
November 21 · Peter Bosz, Dutch association football player and manager

December

December 4 · Sergei Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
December 8 · Lee Jae Myung, President of South Korea since 2025
December 19 · Til Schweiger, German actor
December 22 · Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian association football player
December 23 · Donna Tartt, American writer
December 29 · Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022

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